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Synopsis: A recent decision of the federal district court for the Southern District of New York warns ERISA fiduciaries that even innocent mistakes that do not misuse plan assets or unjustly enrich the fiduciaries can cause an unexpected and...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: This week, New York state expanded a state Equal Pay Act, making it illegal to pay someone less based on characteristics including race, religion, disability or gender identity, and also other protected characteristics. New York...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 31, 2019, the Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed HB0834 into law, amending the state’s Equal Pay Act. The amendments toughen the state’s pay equity protections and includes a salary history ban, among other provisions....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: Just last week, San Antonio agreed to delay implementation of its paid sick leave ordinance until at least December 1, 2019. Now, as of this week, a lawsuit has been filed challenging the Dallas paid sick leave ordinance. While the...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 24, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the immigration-benefits component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), published a final regulation on “EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Modernization”...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: The great California patchwork of minimum wage ordinances might have employers feeling full of matatas, but no worries! Seyfarth is here to explain the circle of life of these laws so that even the slowest hyena could follow....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: In 20/20 Communications, Inc. v. Crawford, the Fifth Circuit joined eight other circuits in holding that the availability of class arbitration is a “gateway” issue for courts, not arbitrators, to decide—unless there is “clear and...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: On Wednesday, July 24, 2019, approximately one week before San Antonio’s paid sick leave ordinance was scheduled to go into effect for most employers, a Texas state court stayed implementation of the city’s paid sick leave...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: On Wednesday, the Chicago City Council passed the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance, arguably the most expansive law of its kind. When the law takes effect in July 2020, it will require covered employers to publish employee schedules...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a 3-1 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) in Johnson Controls, Inc., 368 NLRB No. 20 (July 3, 2019), established a new standard for determining whether a union has reacquired majority status after an employer...By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP